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self-introduction

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

18

quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless

12

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

3

preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation

1

committee member

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

4

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

5

nature; property; disposition

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

seldom; rarely; scarcely

3

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

4

gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal

15

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

6

woman; female; feminine gender

28

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

8

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

friendly

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

garments; attire

5

advice

2

way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school

1

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

4

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

7

reggae

3

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

4

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

6

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

20

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

3

so; like this; in this way

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so what!; who gives a damn?

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

5

to have in one's dreams

1

to take time

3

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

little by little

9

distance; range

8

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2